Wandering Meteor

Watching this battle situation unfold, Lu Chen, who controlled the nebulae and galaxies from two directions with the Black Hole Avatar, knew that things were about to turn grim.

Despite the current battle situation still being a stalemate, Earth Civilization and Light Synthesis Civilization of the Wandering Alliance, though at a slight disadvantage, had achieved kills on other battlefields with their other informational signal Battle Stars. Overall, both sides were suffering losses and were at a deadlock. However, for a general like the Constant Star Unrivaled who was used to victory after victory, the sudden shift from a crushing scenario to an even one certainly brought some psychological change, even to him.

In order to support their own embattled Battle Stars, Constant Star Lu Chen and the Black Hole Avatar began to continuously use long-range, area-of-effect weapons such as Black Hole Expansion, Gravity Gold Wave, Gravity Black Hole, and Crown Hole Beam for support. Every time the Crown Hole Beam was fired, it was like a rolling galaxy, instantly engulfing the enemy Battle Stars, while the Gravity Black Hole and Gravity Gold Wave used the wide-ranging and long-reaching nature of gravity itself, turning into surging tidal waves of gravity assaulting the enemy Battle Stars!

From a cosmic perspective, those successive Gravity Gold Waves were like cosmic qi-stricken space swords issued by the Cosmic Emperor, attacking the enemy and capturing territories like an artillery shower.

However, the newly united army on the other side was not to be trifounded. Assisted by the Electromagnetic Superhuman Matrix, Constant Star Wuba also used high-energy weapons such as the Crown Hole Beam and Gravity Gold Wave to intercept or annihilate, plunging both sides back into a vicious cycle of attrition.

During the battle, Constant Star Wuba sent a taunting message, attempting to disrupt Lu Chen's mentality: "Constant Star Lu Chen, your Wandering Alliance is showing signs of collapse. Face this harsh reality. I advise you to consider an escape route and how to preserve civilization seeds. As a due respect to our enmity, I actually have a proposal for you—if you agree to be absorbed by me without resistance, our revenge alliance will spare those biological civilizations under your command. Consider this carefully, for this is the only way out for you now!"

"Do you think I'm naive, or do you believe you can fool me with naivety?"

Lu Chen couldn't help but sneer: "Now you're powerless against us. If I'm really absorbed by you, wouldn't those biological civilizations be even more doomed without my protection? Moreover, the current situation is not clear-cut. It's a fool's dream to think you can win. By resorting to this strategy, it only reveals your desperation. Otherwise, with our enmity, you would never resort to mind games if you had any other methods. Unfortunately, if you want to win me over, you are billions of years too early!"

Constant Star Wuba replied, "I am only considering the reality of the situation. You have been overwhelmingly victorious in previous battles, but now your offensive push has been dragged into a war of attrition. Obviously, you realize that if this continues, your already scarce Battle Star strength will keep dwindling, until eventually you'll find yourself without any military force available. Of course, if you prefer to lead the civilizations under your banner to death, then consider my words wasted."

Lu Chen responded, "There's no need to keep trying to impress upon me that we will lose or perish; I've seen through these little tricks long ago. Although we have indeed experienced overwhelmingly victorious battles, we've also faced tough battles. As long as we adjust our mentality in time, this war is still a fifty-fifty situation, and victory or defeat is yet undecided. Moreover, you might have gotten something wrong. When it comes to a war of attrition, we actually have more of an advantage, because we've just obtained considerable mass from the Bose Nebula and Fermi Nebula, meaning we have far more material energy stored than you."

Wuba admitted, "Indeed, you have more material energy than us, I concede that. But don't forget, no matter how abundant those materials are, they are merely inanimate objects—useful for both us and you. But how many of your fighting units can transform those materials into energy? When you run out of Battle Stars to use, what good is having so much material? In the age of the universe, the essence of survival is not material, but military strength, and the competition between civilizations pivots on military prowess."

Lu Chen said, "You're right, military strength is indeed the primary indicator for the survival of a civilization. But given the current state of the battle, how can you conclude that your military strength is superior to ours? In terms of weapon technology, we are way ahead of you. If it weren't for your greater number of Battle Stars and your targeted tactics, you would have been defeated by the Bose Fermi Alliance just as miserably."

"Ha, since you're aware of the specific strengths and weaknesses of both sides, aren't you clear about your own disadvantages? We may not match your technology level, but we have greater numbers and effective tactics, and ultimately, we will definitely defeat you!" Wuba replied with confidence.

However, the confidence he showed was merely superficial bravado.

Deep down, he was also very puzzled and incredulous. His Revenge Alliance had been fervently developing technology, relentlessly training scientists at any cost. Many scientists slept only four hours a day, dedicating all other time to desperate scientific research.

He had once believed that with such vigorous and forward-striving progress, their technological level must have surpassed that of the Wandering Alliance. Yet to his utter shock, upon re-encountering the Wandering Alliance, he discovered the gap in technology had only widened, a conundrum he couldn't wrap his head around. Could it be that the scientists of the Wandering Alliance were iron people who didn't need rest?

Of course, Wuba neither understood nor realized that the gap between them wasn't about the scientists' dedication, but a difference in civilizational systems.

Lu Chen fell silent for a moment before calculatingly saying, "Heh heh, it's precisely because I understand our respective strengths and weaknesses that I am confident we will defeat you and win this war. Currently, your biggest advantage is the number of forces and targeted tactics. If we can bridge the gap in military strength, your basic strategy of using the Star Ring as a combat unit will struggle against the combined strength of our Battle Stars. Your Electromagnetic Star People will become outnumbered, leaving you at a comprehensive disadvantage!"

"What joke is this, your military strength is currently… "

Mid-sentence, Wuba suddenly remembered something very important, his mentality undergoing a drastic change.

At the same time, unparalleled changes erupted around Wuba as well, propelling this stagnant war into a maelstrom of turmoil.